Shea is still here in Beirut serving as US Ambassador: Embassy Spokesperson Groeblacher

Following the US President's nomination of US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea to serve as Deputy Representative of the US to the UN, the embassy in Beirut confirmed that Shea is still in Beirut serving as the Ambassador to Lebanon, according to a statement issued on Friday by US Embassy Beirut Spokesperson Julia Groeblacher. 

"Thank you so much for the kind words many of you have sent in the past few days. The embassy is proud of President Biden's nomination of Ambassador Shea to serve as the US Deputy Representative to the United Nations," the statement added.

Groeblacher added that this is only the first step of a multi-step process for a position that requires the advice and consent of the US Senate. 

"The Ambassador looks forward to continuing her role in our partnership with the Lebanese people as we work to help rescue the Lebanese economy and promote solutions to overcome political paralysis, so the people can once again have an elected president and empowered government, ideally committed to reforms, transparency, and good governance," the statement by Groeblacher added. 

Groeblacher concluded, saying: "as the Ambassador always says, we are in this together."